British mortgage approvals for house purchase rose in May to the highest level since December 2009, Bank of England data showed on Monday. The BoE said mortgage approvals numbered 58,242 in May, up from 54,354 in April. Analysts had forecast a much lower reading of 55,050. Consumer credit rose […]
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Corelogic to buy real estate data analysis firms for $661 mln
Real estate data analytics company Corelogic Inc said it would buy two units from Decision Insight Information Group for $661 million to expand its property and casualty insurance business. Corelogic said it would buy residential and commercial property valuation services provider Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and property data and analytics information […]
Biometrics: CSCS Begin Pilot Progamme
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s clearing and Settlement House, the Central Securities Clearing and Settlement Systems Plc (CSCS) have embarked on a pilot programme on biometrics. Arunma Oteh, the Director General of the Commission made this disclosure at the Second Quarter 2013 Capital Market Committee (CMC) Meeting and review […]
